It will be Modified Touring division events as far as the eye can see this weekend in Connecticut. Thompson International Speedway hosts both the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour at the UNOH Showdown Friday and Saturday at the track. Each division will run a 75-lap points feature before a 50-lap […]
On Tap: New Type Of PASS In Town This Weekend
August 22, 2012 by
The normal three-day local racing weekend turns to four days this weekend. Stafford Motor Speedway adds an extra day to the action with the inaugural running of the Pro All Stars North Series Super Late Models Sunday at the half-mile oval. The division has long run a yearly event at Thompson International Speedway. Along with […]
On Tap: Makeup Weekend
August 15, 2012 by
Call it a do over. Rain, phantom in some cases and otherwise, did a number on the local racing scheduled locally last weekend. Stafford Motor Speedway and the Waterford Speedbowl both lost cards to weather meaning each track will have some specially added items to schedules this weekend. Thursday What: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing […]
On Tap: Bookending The Weekend With Modified Tours
August 8, 2012 by
It’s a racing weekend beginning and ending with touring Modified divisions hitting the ovals at two of the state’s short tracks. It starts Thursday when the Whelen Modified Tour competes for the second time in seven days in state with the running of the Budweiser 150 at Thompson International Speedway. It’s the second of four […]
On Tap: Tours, Tours Everywhere
August 1, 2012 by
If you’re looking for a Touring division a racing card at a Connecticut short track this weekend you won’t have to look far. All three tracks will be hosting Touring divisions on their schedules this weekend, showcased by the return of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to the area. The Modified Tour will make two […]
On Tap: Making The Rounds For Some Special Events
July 25, 2012 by
Remember, don’t say the R-word, whatever you do, don’t say the R-word. This weekend’s local racing schedule definitely packs some thunder. Anyone storming through the local race scene Thursday through Saturday will get special events at all three state short tracks. All dependent on how nice the weathermen will be of course. Who knows.
On Tap: Gearing Back To Normal
July 18, 2012 by
A week removed from the bustle of a condensed racing weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, we’re relishing the familiar relativity of normalness. Back home, back to the normal three-track run. It’s like an old pair of sneakers, it just feels good. Stafford Motor Speedway grabs the spotlight this weekend with a big time double […]
On Tap: Hitting The Road And Heading North
July 12, 2012 by
The North country beckons. After a trip to Thompson International Speedway for Thursday’s special card, including a Pro All Stars Series North event and a visit to the track by NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, we’ll be pointing the RaceDayCT sponsored Camry (we had a top-five car all day) toward the Granite State. Loudon calls, […]
On Tap: Hitting The Road A Little Less This Weekend
July 4, 2012 by
The usual schedule of three short tracks in three days in the Nutmeg State is a smidge different for this weekend. With Sailfest New London throwing a blanket over the general vicinity, the Waterford Speedbowl will have its annual dark Saturday this weekend, with no racing at the shoreline oval. Thompson International Speedway and Stafford […]
On Tap: Hitting The Road For A Weekend Brimming With Special Events
June 27, 2012 by
Where do you look to for something out of the norm this racing weekend when it comes to short tracks Connecticut? Where do you not look? Over three days each track in Connecticut will be offering something a little bit different than what the regular schedule usually includes, with Stafford Motor Speedway actually doing it […]
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